"gummer" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 無牙的人
• 用假牙的老人

Definition

「gummer」是指沒有牙齒的人，通常指年老而掉牙的長者，是非正式用語。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語、甚至帶點不禮貌，主要在英國和澳洲英文中使用，多用來指年長失牙的人，請小心使用。

Examples

The gummer smiled at the children in the park.

這位**無牙的人**在公園裡對孩子們微笑。

My grandfather became a gummer after losing his teeth.

我爺爺掉牙後變成了**無牙的人**。

A gummer sometimes finds it hard to eat certain foods.

**無牙的人**有時很難喫某些食物。

Don't call your grandma a gummer—she won't like it!

別叫你奶奶**無牙的人**，她會不高興的！

After getting dentures, the old gummer could finally enjoy steak again.

裝上假牙後，這位年老的**無牙的人**終於又能喫牛排了。

At the retirement home, the residents joked about who would be a gummer next.

在養老院裡，住民們開玩笑說下個**無牙的人**會是誰。